Spittoon-cane



M. L. BAXTER. Spitto on Cane.

No. 240.806- Patented May a, 1881;.

N.PTERS,'FHOTO-LITHOGRAFMER. WASHINGTON. D. c.

r and 'NITED STATES PAT T Erica SPlTTOON -CAN E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 240,806, dated May 3,1881.

Application filed August 24, 1880. (No model.)

, To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatl, MYRoN LEsLIE BAXTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Aurora, in the county of Kane and State of 1llinois, haveinvented a new and useful VValking-Oane, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to a walking-cane so constructed as to answer thepurposes of a spittoon as well as those of a cane. I attain theseobjects by the arrangement and construction illustrated in theaccompanying drawings,

in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cane, showing aboutone-third of its length; Fig. 2, a vertical section of the head or partB, in a plane indicated by the dotted line zz in Fig. 3

and Fig. 3, a nearly horizontal section through the dotted lineman, Fig.1.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The cane as here shown consists of two parts permanently joined togetherat the point f.

' per end fits into the recess h in the bead f,

where it may be. soldered.

The head or part B (here shown as a dogs head, but which may be of anysuitable design) is provided with a movable lid, here shown at a as ascrew-cap, but which may be hung with a hinge-joint, or in any other wayto allow of its removal sufficiently from the opening to allow ofemptying and washing the cane. In the design shown the nostrils 0 formthe apertures through which the saliva is forced. After entrance thesaliva takes the direction from 0 toward d, and never, in any case,reaches the emptying-hole covered by the cap a.

I have found it more advantageous to insert in the tube A at the point ea water-tight septum or partition, as shown by the dotted lines. This,while it does not reduce the capacity of the receptacle too much,renders it much easier to clean.

I do not confine myself tothe particular construction here set forth,but describe it as the best in my opinion.

The part A may be of' wood, tubular as far as the point e, and ametallic tube may be attached to the head B and occupy the cavityin thewood part A.

The head B may be made of any suitable material but I have found it bestwhen cast of britannia metal and afterward plated or gilded. Theprojection b (in the drawings shown as the dogs snout or nose) furnishesa convenient place for the entrance of the saliva, as it can beintroduced between the lips of the user, and the large opening at agives free access to the inside of the chamber for cleaning.

It is, perhaps, deplorable, but none the less true, that many men whoare addicted to the habit of chewing tobacco cannot be happy orcontented without it during the continuance of a religious service, alecture, or other entertainment, and those who are too well bred to spitupon the floor must have muchof their enjoyment spoiled or stay awayaltogether.

A spittoon-cane from which the cover would have to be removed every timeit was used would be veryobjectionable, as the movements of the userwould attract attention; but owing to the construction of my cane it canbe used anywhere and on any occasion Without attracting the leastattention or revealing its use, as

the user has only to carelessly insertthe projection 1) between hislips--a motion very common among the users of ordinary canes, especiallywhile sitting. ()n the entrance of sa-- liva the displaced air in thechamber escapes through the large opening at g, by anotch cut in thescrew-thread of the socket and under the flange of the cap a, or by asmall perforation in its neighborhood; but I have found in practice thatthe fit of thescrew-cap inthe socket is never tight enough to preventthe air from passing freely out if it is loosened a little by giving ita quarter-turn; but when screwed down tight the flangefits the top ofthe socket water-tight, so as to prevent leakage if the cane should beupset. Under these circumstances leakage from the nostrils 91 smallholes 0 is practically impossible, because no air can enter at any otherplace when the cap is screwed down.

As the displaced air has its ekit at g, I con sider it important that nosaliva comes in contact with this part of the cane, as otherwise itwould be forced out under the cover a and soil the hands.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A spittoon-cane having a cap or stopper removable for emptyingandwashin gthe chamber A, but remaining in place when the cane is in useas a spittoon, in combination with the induction-openings representingthe nostrils of an animal, substantially as described.

2. Aspittoon-cane havinga chamber extending through only a part of itslength, for the purpose of cleanliness, as described, and two smallopenings, representing the nostrils of an animal, for the introductionof saliva, substantially as described.

3. A spittoon-cane having the opening or openings for the introductionof saliva and the notch or orifice g relatively arranged as describedand for the purpose set forth.

4. A spittoon-cane in which the induction opening or openings representthe nostril or nostrils of an animal.

5. A spittoon-cane having the opening or openings for the introductionof saliva and the opening through which the chamber may be emptied andcleaned relatively arranged as described, and for the purpose set forth.

6. A spittoon-cane having a cap or stopper removable for emptying andwashing the chamber, but remaining approximately in place when the caneis in use as a spittoon, and a notch or orifice, g, for the escape ofthe displaced air, substantially as described.

7. A spittoon-cane having a cap or stopper removable foremptying andWashing the chamber, a notch or orifice, g, for the escape of displacedair, and the small induction opening or openings 0, substantially asdescribed.

8. A spittoon-cane having a large opening through which the chamber maybe emptied and washed, a removable cap or stopper occluding said openingwhen the cane is in use as a spittoon, and an orifice or vent, g, forthe escape of displaced air, substantially as described.

MYl-tON LESLIE BAXTER.

Witnesses JAMES 'l. RICHARDSON, D. G. DIXON.

